Tyrese Campbell the hat-trick hero

Tyrese Campbell scored a hat-trick in front of watching first team coaches to help Stoke u23s to a win in the Premier League Cup.

Stoke beat Matthew Etherington’s Peterborough 3-2 at Harrison Park, with Campbell’s close range finish added to two penalties for the home win.

Kevin Russell only made two changes from the side that beat Morecambe in the Checkatrade Trophy last week and his side enjoyed a lot of territory, although the visitors always looked dangerous on the counter-attack.

Campbell made the breakthrough when he was fed in behind the defence by a sliderule pass from Mark Waddington but captain Matthew Stevens almost immediately levelled.

A penalty for apparent shirt-pulling allowed Campbell to dink his second in first-half injury time and he seemed to wrap up matters when he belted in his third, after Moussa Niakate had been felled.

Stevens kept things interesting with a fine chip over Dan Gyollai but Stoke held on for the win.

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Stoke 3 Peterborough 2

Not the most fluent but a win is a win.

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Stoke 3 Peterborough 2

We’re into three minutes of injury time and Jack Gurney’s free-kick is well defended by Stoke and Josh Tymon runs it towards the corner.

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Stoke 3 Peterborough 2

Stoke are keeping the ball largely in the Peterborough half as they see this match out.

Matthew Stevens is still sniffing around hoping for an equaliser but Stoke look more likely to get the next goal.

Josh Tymon sends in a beautiful ball from the left and Waddington is inches away from sliding it home.

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Stoke 3 Peterborough 2

Niakate has a pop from 35 yards. If you’re reading this in Stockton Brook look at the window and you might see it still in flight.

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Yellow card

Tre Pemberton shows real pace as he breaks and Rio Douglas is in the book as he hacks him down from behind in a panic.

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Stoke 3 Peterborough 2

Stevens tries to catch Gyollai off his line again with another cheeky chip but this time the keeper is equal to it, stepping back to catch under his bar.

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Stoke 3 Peterborough 2

Stoke are still pushing for a fourth.

Callum Davidson and Rory Delap are here tonight keeping an eye on the under-23s for the first team and they’ll be taking a report back to Gary Rowett.

Campbell hasn’t done too much yet he’s still got three goals, even if two are penalties.

Stoke haven’t been at their most fluent - and Peterborough are out of this yet - but they lead 3-2 heading into the closing stages.

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Substitution

GOAL! Stoke 3 Peterborough 2

Gyollai has been edging out of his goal all night and that was really well taken from Stevens to take advantage. His shot just dipped under the bar.

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Stoke 3 Peterborough 1

Stoke are caught out by a looping ball over the top for Shackleton and it takes some excellent powers of recovery from Wara to stop him after the forward had rounded the keeper.

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GOAL! Stoke 3 Peterborough 1

Tyrese Campbell!

He absolutely lashed that inside the right post.

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PENALTY!

Stoke get another spot kick. That’s reward for one of the best moves of the game, with Shenton eventually slipping the ball back for Niakate to be hacked down as he charged into the area.

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Stoke 2 Peterborough 1

Stoke are looking a lot more tight in this half and Wara has the time to pick out Niakate with a long ball down the left.

It wins Stoke a corner which in turn leads to a chance for Tyrese Campbell to complete his hat-trick... but he twists and turns and slips as he tries to put it away. It’s a goal-kick.

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Substitution

Ricky Jade-Jones is on in place of Flynn Clarke.

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Stoke 2 Peterborough 1

Oliver Shackleton is released by Flynn Clarke and that’s good defending from Moussa NIakate to cut out the attack.

Stoke break and Thandi finds Tymon with a deep cross. There’s time for Tymon but he doesn’t take it and lifts a shot high and wide and somewhere towards Endon.

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Stoke 2 Peterborough 1

Tre Pemberton wanders inside from the right and pings a shot via two defenders out for a corner.

Ollie Shenton picks up the ball again on the edge of the box and this time his effort is deflected high and into the keeper’s arms.

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Stoke 2 Peterborough 1

Stoke are starting the second half in possession but Peterborough haven’t been forced too far out of their shape so far. They’re happy to sit for large parts and try to pick Stoke off on the break.

Stoke are still expected to make the running here.

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Stoke 2 Peterborough 1

We’re back underway and Stoke are hoping to keep things a little bit more tight to see this out this for a win.

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Decent turn out at Leek

There’s a fair few in the main stand at Harrison Park tonight. Stoke are back here next Monday as well to take on Norwich.

There’s some debate about where Stoke should play these games but it’s appreciated by the Stokies in the Moorlands.

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Stoke 2 Peterborough 1

Two goals from Tyrese Campbell have got Stoke in front. They’ve had plenty of warnings about a Peterborough side who are dangerous on the break and that’s how Matthew Stevens got his goal.

An interesting game remains in the balance.

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GOAL! Stoke 2 Peterborough 1 - Tyrese Campbell

Chipped down the middle. Blackmore dives to his right and Campbell beats him with a Panenka.

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PENALTY!

Waddington fouled as we head into injury time.

That looked harsh. Waddington and Campbell were both blocked in a mad goalmouth scramble and as Waddington then pounced on a loose ball he was adjudged to have been tugged. We’re not even sure if he appealed for a penalty.

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Stoke 1 Peterborough 1

A superb save from Blackmore. Campbell crosses from the right and somehow right back Sim Thandi is in the six-yard box and unmarked. He should bury his header but it’s almost in slow motion as Blackmore dives to his left, Banks style, and tips it away.

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Stoke 1 Peterborough 1

Stoke have had plenty of warnings about that high line that they’re playing - and what happens if they make a mistake.

Shackleton and Stevens have really tested the defence through the first half.

*A bad time to lose wifi but we’re back online now...

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GOAL! Stoke 1 Peterborough 1 - Matthew Stevens

Matthew Stevens levels the scores after shaking off Scott Wara. That wasn’t clever defending from Stoke. Will Forrester looked like he’d done enough to cover but Stevens just poked his shot past Gyollai.

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GOAL! Stoke 1 Peterborough 0 - Tyrese Campbell

Tyrese Campbell is the man to make the breakthrough. That’s a super pass around the corner from Mark Waddington to put him in behind.

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Stoke 0 Peterborough 0

Ollie Shenton’s shot is blocked on the edge of the area and that sets up a Peterborough attack. Matthew Stevens sees Gyollai off his line and tries to chip him from 30 yards but it goes wide.

Another warning for Stoke about the break.

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Stoke 0 Peterborough 0

A really clever back heel from Jack Gurney takes out two Stoke defenders... but this time the defensive line works and the flag is up well before Peterborough welly the ball into the net.